Debate on GM food optsfor moratorium

26 August 1998

Debate on GM food opts
for moratorium

LEADING experts from the food and science fields came together in Glasgow to debate genetically modified (GM) food. But a unanimous show of hands at the end called for a moratorium on GM crops until proper research had taken place.

The debate featured representatives from the leading biotechnology company Monsanto, scientists from the Scottish Crop Research Institute and Scottish consumer representatives.

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